Sophie Ashby: the poster girl for millennial interiors

With her new product line and social initiative, the designer is setting a new style agenda for Generation Y

Broadway to remain closed through May 2021 by Caitlin Huston

Broadway shows are expected to remain closed through at least May 2021, according to sources familiar with the matter.  The Broadway League is expected to make an announcement about the new…

Kristin Chenoweth, Tituss Burgess and More Lead Charitybuzz's First Ever Virtual Experiences Auction

Broadway may be closed, but your favorite stars are more active than ever, donating their time a?" virtually a?" to raise funds for important non-profit causes.

Australian Musical Theatre Festival appoints Tyran Parke as Executive Producer

The Australian Musical Theatre Festival has announced the appointment of Australian Musical Theatre heavyweight Tyran Parke as Executive Producer. The Head of Music Theatre at Victorian Coll…

Amplified Artists, community for performing arts professionals, launches October 19

Amplified Artists is a new online membership community designed specifically for those working in the performing arts. The mission is to create abundance in the kind of art you make and, mor…

LA BOITE returns after 8-months with live program by Sean McLoughlin

After eight months, the beloved La Boite Theatre Company are opening their doors and welcoming patrons back into the theatre with a

Budgeting More Money For Culture, Despite Covid. You Can Probably Guess Where by Joe Patti

Last week Artnet reported that Germany’s 2021 draft budget held an increase in funding for cultural organizations in the country. You may recall that I made a post in May that clarified Ge…

Mounting A Performing Arts Conference When No One Wants To Travel by Joe Patti

Two regional arts conferences, Western Arts Alliance and Arts Midwest partnered on offering a single online conference to replace their respective in-person events. I will say right from the…

Meanwhile, Next Door In Austria by Joe Patti

The title of today’s post references the fact yesterday’s post was about cultural funding in Germany. I hadn’t planned it this way, but I wanted to draw attention to the lengths variou…

TheaterMania Live with Sarah Megan Thomas and Harriet Newman Leve by TheaterMania

The Fates of Hadestown to Release New Holiday Album by Ruthie Fierberg

If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album will drop in November.

"No, I'm no-one's wife" SUPERCUT by Chita Rivera Videos

A celebration video of some of the spectacular women who've played Velma Kelly in Chicago, from the original production in 1975 all the way to the 2000s. Thank you to all the original upload…

BARE: A POP OPERA to Celebrate 20 Years with Month-Long Virtual Celebration - Streaming on BroadwayWorld!

Join BWW and the original producers of the cult hit bare: a pop opera for a month-long virtual celebration of the critically acclaimed coming-of-age musical from Jon Hartmere and the late D…

Rouben Mamoulian: From Tbilisi to Tinseltown by Trav S.D.

There is much to savor about the work stage and screen director Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987). Though Mamoulian directed fewer than a dozen and a half Hollywood films, several are classics or…

Shakespeare@ Home Part 2 by Barry Gordin

October 6, 2020: West End vets team up with Broadway and Hollywood stalwarts in the second episode of the all-free radio play production of Shakespeare's The Tempest which airs Thursday, O…

In the News: LaChanze, Billy Porter, Stephanie Hsu Set for Virtual Play That Kindness, Watch Trailer for The West Wing Reunion Special, More by Andrew Gans

Plus: Watch Arnetia Walker sing the new, inspirational Henry Krieger song, "Just One Step."

Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon review – survival and enlightenment by Mark Fisher

Available onlineThe imperilled astronauts’ story is retold with a topical slant and a mastery of slow-burn tension What makes this play by Torben Betts gripping is the thrill of a life-and…

1st Stage Announces Commissions of Solo Work by American Theatre Editors

The Virginia company has commissioned 11 artists from across the country to develop new solo works.

Broadway Veteran and Movie Musical Regular Tommy Rall Dies at 90 by Ryan McPhee

The dancer appeared in such films as Funny Girl, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Kiss Me, Kate.

Taylor Mac Wins International Ibsen Award by American Theatre Editors

Thee $300,000 prize will be celebrated with a livestream performance of 'Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!'

Actors' Equity and SAG-AFTRA in Stalemate Regarding Streaming Theatre Productions by Dan Meyer

Both unions have released statements on the issue at hand as live, in-person productions remain shuttered.

Theater Preview: THE HUMAN OUNCE (Central Works 30th Anniversary Season) by Jim Allen

MORE FROM CENTRAL WORKS The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau opened Central Works’ 30th season and was the first offering from the Central Works Script Club. A CW world-premiere about art an…

Olney Theatre Center hosts ‘Just Arts,’ a virtual social justice arts festival by News Desk

In response to the ongoing social upheaval and protests for racial justice, Olney Theatre Center is hosting a virtual social justice arts festival amplifying the voices of BIPOC artists and …

Katharine McPhee & David Foster Are Expecting Their First Child Together by Broadway.com

Everything changes! Smash star and Broadway alum Katharine McPhee is expecting her first child with husband David Foster, People reports. No word yet on a due date. After winning fans on A…

Watch Bernadette Peters & More Broadway Luminaries Perform 'Sunday' in Times Square by Lindsey Sullivan

There was no blue, purple, yellow red, water and it wasn't even Sunday, but over two dozen performers wearing protective face shields, took to the red steps in Times Square for a surprise p…

Dance the Vote collaboration aims to inspire eligible voters to show up on Election Day by Richard H. Weiss Special To The Post-Dispatch

Dancers and choreographers contributed video performances based on various themes, with emphasis on African Americans and women as well as issues such as climate change, incarceration, racia…

Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis shifts to radio by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Offerings to include 'The Glass Menagerie.'

Q&A: SATE amps up the parody for virtual revival of 'Classic Mystery Game' by Calvin Wilson | Post-Dispatch Theater Critic

SATE to revive hit 'Clue' parody.

Best Bets: Open Air Concert Series, Little Dylan, Eureka Scarecrow Festival, 'Time Fork' by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for the coming week.

An online circus about the pandemic? Circus Harmony students hop on the virtual tightrope by Benjamin Simon | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Virtual presentation of "The Balancing Act: Walking the Pandemic Tightrope" will include 20 prerecorded acts.

Managing Director Amy Wratchford to Leave American Shakespeare Center by American Theatre Editors

Wratchford has served as ASC's managing director since May 2010.

George Salazar, Lilli Cooper, More Perform on TheaterWorksUSA's Virtual Fall Benefit October 8 by Logan Culwell-Block

The event benefits the core programming of TheaterWorksUSA, which develops and tours plays and musicals for young audiences.

Encore Performance of DANCING FOR DEMOCRACY Featuring Annaleigh Ashford, Laura Benanti and More to Take Place

On Monday October 5th, MONDAYS For BIDEN, a group created by Broadway Veteran Jeffrey Schecter, held DANCING For DEMOCRACY, a virtual fundraiser to benefit the Biden Victory Fund. The event …

Actors' Equity Disputes SAG-AFTRA's Claim That Equity Asked for a 'Waiver' to Represent Actors in Filmed Stage Productions

Deadline has reported that Actors' Equity executive director Mary McColl today deniedSAG-AFTRAa??s claim that Equity had asked for a a?oewaivera?? to represent actors who perform in filmed s…

Tiler Peck, Charles 'Lil Buck' Riley, Sierra Boggess and More to Star in A NEW STAGE Virtual Performance

CLI Studios, founded by Emmy nominated choreographers Teddy Forance and Allison Holker, and choreographer, dancer and producer, Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, will present their first-ever virtual p…

2020 Tony Awards: Nominations announced October 15, virtual ceremony later this fall by Sam Eckmann

Nominations for the 74th Annual Tony Awards will be announced on Thursday, October 15. Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart (“Aladdin”) will host the announcement on the official Tony Award…

SITI Company Announces Final Season, Legacy Plan by American Theatre Editors

After three decades of form-breaking work, the influential company is folding up regular business and creating a comprehensive living archive.

SMI Chamber: Mendelssohn String Quartet in E-flat Major by The Kennedy Center

What Plays Are You Going Back To? A Playwrights’ Reading List by American Theatre Editors

We asked a number of TCG-published authors which plays they're reading---or not reading---during this time of crisis.

UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE Premieres October 7 | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

Theater: “Stiff” in person; 3 virtual readings by ArtsATL Staff

With Stiff, Synchronicity Theatre becomes the first metro company to welcome in-person... The post Theater: “Stiff” in person; 3 virtual readings appeared first on ARTS ATL.

Review: Terry Burrell’s “Backstage and Other Stories” at Synchronicity Theatre by Kathy Janich

Backstage and Other Stories, written and performed by Atlanta-based quadruple-threat Terry Burrell,... The post Review: Terry Burrell’s “Backstage and Other Stories” at Synchronicity T…

Charles Busch, Doug Hughes and Theresa Rebeck by Theater Talk

Director Doug Hughes and writer Theresa Rebeck discuss their production of Rebeck's new play, "Mauritius". Also, writer/performer Charles Busch discusses the revival -in which he stars - of …

LaChanze, Connie Britton, Billy Porter Featured in New Online Play About Covid Nurses

The new work is written by V (formerly known as Eve Ensler).

‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’ Review: Rapper’s Delight by A.O. Scott

Radha Blank’s film is an intimate, epic reckoning with age, ambition and everything else.

Maurice Edwards, Busy Figure in Theater and Music, Dies at 97 by Neil Genzlinger

He was involved with the Brooklyn Philharmonic for many years and performed both on Broadway and off. He died of the novel coronavirus.

Audio Review: ‘Never Bet the Devil Your Head’ by Poe Theatre on the Air by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

    “Romantic poetry is a progressive universal poetry. Its mission is […to] fill and saturate the forms of art with sterling material of every kind, and inspire them with the vibratio…

Beetlejuice Stars Will Reunite for Broadway for Biden Pep Rally by Dan Meyer

Tony winners Leslie Uggams, Donna Murphy, Joel Grey, and James Monroe Iglehart are also set to appear.

Watch Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo Duet on 'Where Is the Love' by Andrew Gans

The Tony winners join forces for a tribute to Roberta Flack as part of the upcoming PBS broadcast, Grammy Salute to Music Legends.

Six theater shows to watch in October from Connecticut theaters by Christopher Arnott

The theater season has begun, largely online, but with great variety. October brings political shows, the classic play "The Gin Game," a Judy Garland tribute and more.

Bryan Fonseca, Always Creating, Creating, Creating by American Theatre Editors

For decades, the founder of the Phoenix Theatre and Fonseca Theatre made exciting theatre in Indianapolis, and he had more in store.

Werk! Watch Hamilton's Mandy Gonzalez Open Up About Her Breast Cancer Journey and More on Broadway Profiles by Lindsey Sullivan

The October episode of the series Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal, which is airing throughout the country this month, includes a catch-up with Broadway's Mandy Gonzalez. Hosted by PIX1…

Watch the Star-Packed Benefit Event The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America by Lindsey Sullivan

The great work begins—tonight! As previously reported, a benefit reading of scenes from Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning epic Angels in America will take place tonight, October 8, a…

Jay Armstrong Johnson's Hocus Pocus-Themed I Put a Spell on You Will Haunt the Internet This Year by Ryan McPhee

The virtual version of the annual event will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Tommy Rall Dies: ‘Seven Brides For Seven Brothers’, ‘Funny Girl’ Dancer Was 90 by Greg Evans

Tommy Rall, the actor and dancer who brought Broadway skills to Hollywood films like Kiss Me Kate, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Funny Girl and Pennies From Heaven, died Tuesday of conges…

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (95) by Robert Shuman

I understood that on the stage truth is that in which the actor sincerely believes. I understood that even a palpable lie must become a truth in the theatre so that it may become art. For th…

The audience helps decide the outcome in this Zoom play about immigration by Celia Wren

Round House Theatre hosts the opening stop of the “American Dreams” digital tour, through Oct. 11.

Company One Announces 22nd Season by American Theatre Editors

The company hopes to return to in-person performances in summer 2021 with a play from Inda Craig-Galván.

Making Moulin Rouge!’s Nini: What It Takes for Robyn Hurder to Nail the Stunts, Flips, and Tricks 8 Times a Week by Andrew Gans

The star of the Broadway hit talks the demands of being a Lady M, balancing motherhood, and coping with this pandemic pause in the mini-docuseries The Lady Ms.

Watch John McDaniel Perform New Original Song 'You Gotta Vote' by Andrew Gans

The Grammy and Emmy-winning artist has penned a new tune to get people to the polls.

'Re-Imagined' Revelations and More to Premiere Virtually at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater by Dan Meyer

A new interpretation of Pas de Duke was filmed on top of the Woolworth Building in NYC.

One That Got Away: Parade by JK

With the recent passing of Brent Carver, I've been thinking a great deal about how fortunate I was to have seen his Tony-winning turn in Kiss of the Spider Woman three times. So natural, so…

Release Date Set for New Documentary on Debbie Allen and Her Dance Troupe by Logan Culwell-Block

Produced by Shonda Rhimes, Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker follows Debbie Allen Dance Academy as they prepare a holiday performance.

16th Street and Strawdog examine racism and dystopia by Kerry Reid

Rastus and Hattie and Run the Beast Down bring nightmarish scenarios to virtual life. How do you write dramas about dystopia and alienation in the middle of a pa…

Classical music is sidelined at the Carnegie Hall online gala

The venue opened its 130th anniversary season with a patchwork programme

NEWS: Old Vic announces programme of online work through to spring 2021 with A Christmas Carol as next In Camera production by Press Releases

Now in its fourth year, Jack Thorne’s A Christmas Carol will return to The Old Vic as an Old Vic: In Camera production (12-24 December 2020).

Happenstance Theater to clown outdoors and online this weekend by News Desk

The irrepressibly entertaining Happenstance Theater will perform its Pinot & Augustine clown show on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 2 pm and 6 pm, in the parking lot at Joe’s Movement …

Sound Installation Blindness to Open at Off-Broadway's Daryl Roth Theatre by Lindsey Sullivan

Great news for New York audiences! Though theaters remain shut down in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, off-Broadway's Daryl Roth Theatre will temporarily reopen this fall with the socially…

2020 Tony Awards Nominations Will Be Announced on October 15 by Caitlin Moynihan

Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart is set to announce nominations for the 74th Annual Tony Awards. The news will be announced live on the Tony Awards YouTube Channel on Thursday, October 15 …

Jack Thorne's Adaptation of A Christmas Carol Will Be Performed and Streamed from London's Old Vic by Caitlin Moynihan

Even Scrooge would admit this is good news! For the fourth year in a row, Jack Thorne's adaptation of A Christmas Carol will play at London's Old Vic Theatre. This year it's part of the Old…

Philip Guston and the case for dangerous art

The painter’s powerful Ku Klux Klan-themed paintings have stirred up an art-world brouhaha

2020 Tony Nominations to Be Announced Next Week

This year's nominees will be revealed on October 15.

We're All Gay Now: The Boys in the Band on Netflix

The taboo-shattering gay drama gets a new production on the world's biggest stage.

Potted Panto returns to the West End this Christmas by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Olivier nominated comedy hit Potted Panto returns to the West End this Christmas with 7 classic pantos performed in 70 hilarious minutes. This post Potted Panto returns to th…

Putting It Together - Ladies of George Street Playhouse 2, Part 1

Artistic Director David Saint joins three powerhouse performers from our stage: Alison Fraser (GETTIN' THE BAND BACK TOGETHER); Ann Harada (THE NERD); and Harriet Harris (CONSCIENCE) to chat…

Welcome to K-craft – meet the artisans gaining a global fan club

With five finalists in the Loewe Foundation craft prize shortlist, South Korea is producing a new wave of makers

“Sweat” at Left Edge Theatre by Heather Waters

Sweat, by Lynn Nottage, is a cautionary tale about how the effects of poverty, or the threat of it, breeds divisiveness among the middle class and poor. Thanks in large part to the actors’…

Watch Redhouse Fundraiser Ain't It Grand, Featuring Sutton Foster, Nikki Renée Daniels, and More, on Stars in the House October 8 by Andrew Gans

The evening will benefit the Syracuse theatre company under the leadership of Artistic Director Hunter Foster.

Go Inside Rehearsal for Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World at the London Palladium by Marc J. Franklin

The one-day-only event, starring Olivier nominees Rachel Tucker and Rachel John, arrives to the West End October 11 following a digital production earlier this summer.

"Think of ... the Tony!" 2020 Tony Nominations To Be Announced Virtually October 15th, 2020!

The 2020 Tony Award Nominations will be announced virtually on Thursday, October 15th at 12pm EST!

Watch: Patti LuPone and Randy Rainbow’s ‘If Donald Got Fired’ by Matthew Wexler

Watch Patti LuPone and Randy Rainbow in this hilarious Donald Trump parody of "If Momma Was Married" from "Gypsy." The post Watch: Patti LuPone and Randy Rainbow’s ‘If Donald Got Fired�…

Our favorite things for fall arts, part two by Kerry Reid

Visual arts and architecture highlights break us out of our screen life. Last week, we offered a (very partial) guide to some theater and dance events (as well …

Tony Awards Nominations Coming Next Week by Patrick Hipes

Nominations for the 74th annual Tony Awards will be revealed October 15, organizers said Thursday. The announcement will be hosted by James Monroe Iglehart and stream live on the Tony Awards…

Broadway’s Tony Award nominations to be announced Oct. 15 by Caitlin Huston

The Tony Award nominations will be announced Oct. 15 at noon. The nominations announcement will be hosted by Tony Award-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart on the Tony Awards YouTube Channel…

2020 Tony Award Nominations to Be Announced October 15 by Ryan McPhee

James Monroe Iglehart will unveil the list of nominees for a season cut short due to the pandemic.

The Broadway Fix for October 2, 2020 Featuring Ali Ewoldt of The Phantom of the Opera by Broadway.com

The Phantom of the Opera star Ali Ewoldt talks about performing at the Phantom drive-in experience at Radial Park in Queens and more with Caitlin Moynihan. 

When will Broadway come back? And two more burning questions . . . and answers! [UPDATED]

I must hear this question ten times a day.   “So when will Broadway come back?”   And then there are the two follow-ups.   “What will the box office look like when it does?”   �…

Cast Set for Limited Run of When Darkness Falls at London's Union Theatre by Andrew Gans

Paul Morrissey, who co-wrote the new ghost story with James Milton, will direct.

Old Vic's A Christmas Carol Will Be Streamed Live Around the World for Two Weeks

Jack Thorne's play will be directed by Matthew Warchus.

Socially Distanced Audio Production of Blindness Planning Off-Broadway Run This Fall

The acclaimed Donmar Warehouse piece, based on Nobel laureate José Saramago's novel, is written by Simon Stephens.

Broadway’s Annual ‘Hocus Pocus’ Halloween Spoof Fundraiser Going Virtual by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Broadway’s annual I Put A Spell On You concert-slash-party event to raise funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will go virtual this year due to the pandemic. The concert…

Jasper in Deadland Will Be Performed Live-Streamed On Friday, October 9th to Benefit the Actors Fund

The Off-Broadway rock musical Jasper in Deadland is being performed live online on Friday, October 9 at 8 pm ET to benefit the Actors Fund, with direct links for viewers to donate. The write…

Artists Who Inspire! #6: Kathleen Akerley by David Siegel

Welcome to the sixth installment of Artists Who Inspire! During the continuing shutdown of live theater, DCMTA will use this space to lift up local theater artists who are finding ways to re…

Jack Thorne’s Adaptation of A Christmas Carol Will Stream Live From The Old Vic by Dan Meyer

The production was seen last season on Broadway and in London.

Socially Distanced Sound Installation Blindness Will Play Off-Broadway's Daryl Roth Theatre by Andrew Gans

The piece, which will also be seen in Washington, D.C. and Toronto, will mark the first approved indoor, in-person performance in NYC since the theatre shutdown.

‘A flawless piece of work’: WAIT FOR ME (Online review) ★★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Dance musical Wait for Me beautifully captures life as seen through the eyes of one couple and the angels who bring them together.

How Scorched Earth turned ash from war zones into art

The charitable project has fired the imaginations of Anish Kapoor, Rachel Whiteread, Antony Gormley and others

Exclusive: Watch Moulin Rouge's The Lady Ms Show What It Takes to Command the Stage in a New Documentary Series by Roberto Araujo

Go behind-the-scenes with the sexy quartet—Nini, Arabia, Baby Doll, and La Chocolat, the engine of the smash hit Broadway musical—only on Playbill.

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, October 8, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Watch Bernadette Peters and an All-Star Ensemble Perform a Surprise Rendition of ‘Sunday’ in Times Square by Ryan McPhee

The pop-up performance, co-directed by Tom Kitt and Michael McElroy, was arranged by the new volunteer initiative NYC Next.

Check Out London-Based Theatre Photographer Marc Brenner's 21 Favorite Production Shots by Marc J. Franklin

Brenner reflects on some of his favorite theatre photos including Caroline, or Change; Doctor Faustus with Kit Harrington; and more.

Awards announcements from the Ziegfeld Club and NYIT by Deb Miller

As the 2020 awards season continues, two organizations – the Ziegfeld Club, Inc. and New York Innovative Theatre Awards (NYIT) – have announced updates this week on their annual honors.…

Glenn Close, Jeremy O. Harris, Patti LuPone, More Perform Scenes From Angels in America October 8 by Dan Meyer

Proceeds from the starry benefit support amfAR.

Theater Talk by Sandi Durell

TheaterWorksUSA fully staged, socially distanced live production of their Lortel nominated Off-Broadway musical, WE THE PEOPLE: AMERICA ROCKS! Filmed live (without an audience) on the Paper …

Broadway’s Best Shows – Spotlight on Plays Series by Sandi Durell

Morgan Freeman, Laurie Metcalf, Phylicia Rashad, John Malkovich, Alan Cumming, Constance Wu, Patti LuPone and many more. To Benefit The Actors Fund, produced by Jeffrey Richards. All perfo…

Hot Clip of the Day: "This Is Halloween!" James Monroe Iglehart Sings "Oogie Boogie’s Song" From THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Thanks to Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart - "This Is Halloween" this year! The Actors Fund and The Lymphoma Research Foundation announced an exciting Halloween night concert on Saturday, …

Today on Broadway: Thursday, October 8, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

AEA & SAG-AFTRA Battling Over Streaming Rights, A-Listers Join Play Reading Series, Bernadette & BIV Perform “Sunday” “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, p…

In Paris, a Proust Adaptation for the Ages by Laura Cappelle

“The Guermantes Way” at the Comédie-Française sets contemporary concerns aside to carve out a place in the theater’s repertory.

Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks out in favor of another great man. This time, it’s his dad. by Peter Marks

A new HBO documentary, “Siempre, Luis,” celebrates the playwright’s father. And, yes, “Hamilton,” too.

What Lincoln Center wrought by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal“Sightings” column, I write about the effect of the building of Lincoln Center on the Metropolitan Opera and the arts throughout America—and how its in…

Almanac: Kierkegaard on despair by Terry Teachout

“It requires courage not to surrender oneself to the ingenious or compassionate counsels of despair that would induce a man to eliminate himself from the ranks of the living; but it does n…

‘Much to enjoy & explore’: In Someone Else’s Shoes: Edinburgh’s Unexpected Summer (Online review) ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Someone Else’s Shoes, the Traverse’s immersive online presentation conceived and directed by Hannah Price, is a thought-provoking and wistful evocation of Edinburgh without its festivals.

Watch Leslie Odom Jr. Surprise Football Player and Hamilton Superfan Christian Wilkins by Andrew Gans

Get a sneak peek of the October 9 CBS broadcast of The Greatest #AtHomeVideos.

“12 Angry Men…and Women” Expose Police Brutality—Streaming Billie Holiday by Abby Tozer

Millennial Notes Indira Etwaroo Stages Black Lives in Glass Boxes by Abby Tozer A Brooklyn cityscape overlooks the bright yellow street mural memorializing 159 Black victims of injustice—f…

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Chloe Gentles by Sarah Day

By Sarah Day This week on Throwback Thursday we speak to Chloe Gentles who is currently appearing in C-O-N-T-A-C-T. This post THROWBACK THURSDAY: Chloe Gentles first appeared on British Thea…

Their Buzzy Off Broadway Play Shut Down. Here’s What They Did Next. by John Leland

When the virus forced New York theater to go dark, it upended thousands of lives, from actors to ticket takers. An anatomy of one production.

A Writer-Director-Star Breaks Through. It Only Took a Lifetime. by Alexis Soloski

Radha Blank spent years trying to impress the theater world. Now, her Sundance hit, “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” is proof that dreams don’t expire.

NEWS: Bridge Theatre extends season as Talking Heads shows visit Sheffield & Leeds by Press Releases

Additional performances have gone on sale for David Hare’s Beat the Devil and Inua Ellams’ and Fuel’s production of An Evening with an Immigrant, the one-person plays at London’s Bri…

A West End Takeover On Britain’s Got Talent Final by Jess Young

This Saturday we’re having a night in to tune into ITV as viewers will witness a show of epic proportions including performances from ten finalists and a very special guest performance pr…

On the Couch with Linda Thompson

Who is Linda Thompson? As a teenager, I wanted to be a pop singer – I didn’t grow up with classical music. A trip to the Palais theatre in St Kilda with my music teacher in high school w…

Dystopian Sound Show, Fresh From London, Heads to North America by Michael Paulson

Three producers — in New York, Washington and Toronto — aim to offer the show, “Blindness,” for socially distanced, masked audience members.

Britain’s Got Talent Finale to feature Les Misérables, Phantom and Mary Poppins performance

Three West End shows are to perform a musical medley at the final of Britain’s Got Talent which will air on ITV1 this Saturday 10 October from 7:30pm. Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera…

Anonymous messages from the nocturnal guardians

Rant, rave, ramble, reflect – we’re ready to listen. Under the cover of darkness, anyone can call The Nightline project to share or download their late-night thoughts and stories – Wh…

Pippin casting decision snubs local talent

The decision to cast an international actor to play the lead in a new production of the musical Pippin is another snub of the enormous well of Australian theatrical talent, says the union fo…

Next on Stage: Season 2 | College Top 30 by BroadwayWorld

David Kwong’s Virtual Inside the Box Opens October 8 at Geffen Playhouse by Dan Meyer

The live, interactive production includes puzzle-solving, wordplay, and more.

In game show American Dreams, hopeful immigrants vie for one golden ticket to American citizenship by Meaghan Hannan Davant

Working Theater’s production of American Dreams, hosted in our area by Round House Theatre, is a zany, interactive “game show” sponsored by a fictitious arm of the American government …

Games growth set to bring opportunities to Melbourne

Victoria’s digital games industry is drawing attention from across the globe during Melbourne International Games Week, bolstering the sector’s potential to become a major driver of jobs…

Trevor Ashley returns to the stage a Liza Minnelli

Sydneysiders are in for a special treat this Christmas when Trevor Ashley returns to the stage, this time the Paddo RSL, when he performs Ring Them Bells! A Very Liza Xmas for 3 shows only f…

Richard Armitage: 'Theatre is hanging on by a thread' by Chris Wiegand

As he returns in a new film version of Uncle Vanya, the star remembers when Covid shuttered the West End and reflects on the arts crisis You were playing the doctor, Astrov, in Ian Rickson�…

Australian musicians open up about personal mental health challenges with the launch of SOUND CHECK

VicHealth and Mushroom Group have joined forces to launch SOUND CHECK – a new platform featuring Australian musicians openly sharing their personal mental health and wellbeing experiences …

Chalet Monet: Inside the Home of Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge

It wasn’t the appearance of Chalet Monet, but its position, that attracted the attention of Richard Bonynge back in 1964. Situated high on a hill, the relatively unremarkable Chalet Monet,…

Column: Glimmers of hope and substance at the Harris-Pence vice presidential debate. But answer the question, already. by Chris Jones

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence may have dodged questions and gone over time, but the whole proceedings were an improvement over the r…

Harris and Pence Vice Presidential Debate: “The Greatest Failure of any Presidential Administration” by Jonathan Mandell

“The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any Presidential administration in history, and here are the facts. 210,000 dead people in our country in just the past …

7 Shows to Stream This Weekend, Including Phantom and a Little Shop Short

Mark your calendars for other shows that will become available soon.

T-Rex is roaring success in Christie’s streamed auction

Plus Gerhard Richter at Gagosian; Hauser & Wirth pick up Frank Bowling

The Hollywood-level drama plaguing the movie business

The rift between cinemas and studios is set to grow deeper in the post-Covid era

Princess of Wales Theatre is set to re-open with a detailed pandemic plan and a pertinent play about an outbreak by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

“The key to it all is for people to be safe,” says David Mirvish of staging the North American premiere of British sound-installation ‘Blindness’ at the theatre

New Digital Play Depicting Ill-Fated Apollo 13 Mission Begins Streaming October 8 by Ryan McPhee

Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon hails from the U.K.-based Original Theatre Company.

MOVING PEOPLE: Eduardo Vilaro on His Love Of Birding, Josephine Baker & Running Ballet Hispánico by The Dance Enthusiast

In MOVING PEOPLE: Eduardo Vilaro on His Love Of Birding, Josephine Baker & Running Ballet Hispánico, “Shut up and dance," says Vilaro in response to what is his personal motto.